However, more details have come out after the last report. Amazon India has launched a launch page for the upcoming device, confirming that Xiaomi will launch this unconfirmed device as an Amazon-exclusive. The launch page also informs that the launch event will start at 3 PM on 14 March 2018. Upon closer inspection, it looks like Xiaomi has teased the model number of the upcoming device on the launch page with statements such as ‘5/8 people wish they had a SLIMMER PHONE’ and ‘5/10 people wish they had a FASTER PHONE’ with an emphasis on the number 5. Given that the company has already launched the Redmi Note 5 and Note 5 Pro in India last month and Xiaomi Redmi 5A in November last year. It only leaves the Xiaomi Redmi 5 as the unreleased device in India unless the company is launching a new smartphone with 5 in the model number.

Image: Amazon India

Amazon India has also added a ‘Notify me’ button on the top of the page so that users can stay up to date with the upcoming launch. As previously reported, Xiaomi Redmi 5 has already launched in the Chinese market.

Image: Amazon India

The device packs a Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SoC with a CPU clocked at up to 1.8 GHz along with an Adreno 506 graphics chip. It comes with a 5.7-inch screen HD+ resolution (1440 x 720), 282 PPI pixel density with 450 nits brightness and an 18:9 screen ratio. Given that the company launched two variants of the device in China, we can expect the same in India. The variants include a 2 GB / 16 GB option and a 3 GB / 32 GB option.

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